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Could AI make call centre queues less painful?
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Is making new ‘mum friends’ the positive experience it’s often described as?
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Are DNA ancestry tests a reliable way to trace your ancestry? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. (Image: Getty)
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What do babies need to learn to do to be able to talk?
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How can we stay healthy in old age? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.
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A relationship between sisters can be one of the closest there is. Neil and Georgie tune in to a BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour special about sisterhood and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Acne affects people of all ages, but especially teenagers. Neil and Beth listen to a skin doctor talking about the condition and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Why is it so important to get a good night's sleep?
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How is divorce talked about in different countries? Georgie and Phil teach you some new vocabulary.
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Technology is always changing! Or is it...? Georgie and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Could 73,000 Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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If you moved to a different country, how would you cope with new kinds of food? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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How can farmers water their crops when they live in the driest place on Earth? Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Can you stop a child having a phone if all their friends have one? Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Correction: In the programme we say that meat contains 19% salt, making it the saltiest type of everyday food. In fact it’s some processed meat and meat dishes that contains 19% salt, according to the British Heart Foundation.
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Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job! Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss.
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What are young people's thoughts on climate change?
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How have birthday cakes changed over the years?
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